Quote Originally Posted by Velvets View Post
both my son and I had our accounts hacked from ATM usage in Negril last Jan. Fortunately our Canadian banks covered the theft but for our next trip, this Nov. we're really not looking forward to holding a pile of cash. Going to look into a Canadian ScotiaBank account & see if its worth the effort. Still, this means a line-up inside the bank instead would prefer if Jamaican ATM owners & police figured it out.
Open a bank account at home and use it as your travel account, and use your primary as a back up. No need to bring loads of cash, however I would bring a little bit and keep it in the room safe as your second back up. Also, I keep my ATM cards in those RFID blocking sleeves and so far have never had a debit card compromised, with travel all over the globe.

knock on wood